NDB extends online distance learning: Community reacts

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Isabel Hall (IH): I think that it's better than starting in January but still sad that we can't go to school sooner. TC: How are you doing with school right now: academically, socially, or personally? IH: Right now I'm not doing the best academically or personally right now but s...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Laura Lipton (LL): I was a little disappointed to hear that we would not be going back to school until December because I was really excited to go back to school, but I think it was the right decision because of the circumstances.   TC: How are you doing with school right now: a...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Annie Lester (AL): I was really upset to hear that we aren’t going back until then because I was really excited to meet people in person. TC: How are you doing with school right now: academically, socially, or personally? AL: I am really enjoying school I have good grades and have met a bunch...

The Catalyst (TC): What is your school doing for the fall semester: On-campus, hybrid, online, or…? Alex Sandoval (AS): Online at the moment. I think we're going to try and go back in November, but I think we're going to continue to be online. TC: What do you wish your school would do for the fall semester: On-campus, hybrid, online, or…? AS: Personally, I like online. I like the fact that ...

The Catalyst (TC): What is your school doing for the fall semester: On-campus, hybrid, online, or…? Megan Dal Porto (MD): Our school is doing online right now, but they might try to do hybrid next semester. TC: What do you wish your school would do for the fall semester: On-campus, hybrid, online, or…? MD: I think I would like to do hybrid, just so I can go back to school a little bit...

The Catalyst (TC): What is your school doing for the fall semester: On-campus, hybrid, online, or…? Josh O'Brien (JO): Online. TC: What do you wish your school would do for the fall semester: On-campus, hybrid, online, or…? JO: On-campus. TC: NDB is continuing online distance learning until December. What do you think about that? JO: I think it is good for the health of the students, but I think it'...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Helen Ciernick (HC): I think it makes sense. TC: Do you prefer to be online or on-campus? HC: I prefer to be on-campus starting in January. TC: How has online distance learning changed your teaching? HC: It has forced me to learn technology, which is beneficial. TC: How do you feel about teaching on...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Dina Cunha (DC): I think it would have been difficult for us to switch over right in the middle of a semester. Once you start training kids on how to use zoom and Schoology, everything's loaded up. Sometimes it's hard to shift back out of it, especially in the middle of a semester. So, ...

The Catalyst  (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Allan Gargaritano (AG): Personally, I knew at some point, we would find a way back into the building, but I wasn't really sure when. I think knowing that it was okay for schools to come back wasn't good for us. It seemed as if we were going to be able to. We've trained a lot of the st...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you what do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until the next semester?  Rachel Shanley (RS):  I've also actually taken on the role of director of COVID operations. But, um, yeah in that role I've been a lot more involved in the COVID process. I think it's really important, especially if we were to go back to school, at the end of ...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until next semester? Barbara Tauskey (BT): I was not surprised by the announcement, I feel it was made in the best interest of the health and wellness of our student body, faculty and staff. TC: Do you prefer to be online or on-campus? BT: Gracious, on campus! High school is not just about curriculum, but also about the social aspe...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Catherine McGuire (CM): I think it's probably the best decision to make right now I think given all the COVID cases in the Bay Area it does make sense to push it back a little bit more. TC: How are you doing with school, so academically, socially with your friends, or just like mental...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Lexi Coral (LC): I think [it is a] smart choice, honestly, because a lot of schools I know publish that they're going back [on campus], and it's just not coordinated well, so I think it's a smart decision. And I'm sad about it, I would like to be in school, online school has been hard for m...

The Catalyst (TC): So what do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Chloe McGraw (CM): I wasn't going to go back to school anyway so I think it's actually like a good thing for a lot of people because COVID isn't going away anytime soon. And I think it's, it's safer to just stay home even though it's disappointing for some people. And if you had a...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Casey Peterson (CP): Not going to lie, I was really bummed out about it, but I understand, meeting to wait. Because of the guidelines. And I get that it's also when we go back it's going to take time to get used to that. So, I see why they're waiting but I would still like to go back ...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Ciara Mangan (CM): I think it's smart, but it was a little disappointing. TC: How are you doing with school right now: academically, socially, or personally? CM: I'm doing okay but I really miss my friends. TC: Do you wish NDB did anything differently with distance learning? CM: No ...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Krista Mananquil (KM): I think it’s what’s best because even our president got coronavirus and I think California is one of the highest or the top states with the most coronavirus cases. I feel like it's the safest option, although it might not be the best option or might not be the ...

The Catalyst(TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? James Lucas(JL): I thought that the announcement was probably expected. I think most schools in San Mateo County still closed. I was kind of expecting that schools to be closed for maybe a few more months until there's more visibility on the virus and how it's going to affect schools ...

The Catalyst(TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Alli Fitzgerald(AF): I really want the girls I want all of you to be able to be together I think that's important part of high school, but I also trust the administration and teachers at Notre Dame in their decisions that they've made so far, so I don't think they took it lightly. I don't...

The Catalyst(TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December?  Reggie Mananquil(RM): We're okay with it. I'm okay with it. There are many pluses and minuses. I do like the quality of education that Notre Dame Delmon is giving in terms of their online teaching cause I hear the teachers, and they are, they are excellent. They are wonderful, because I h...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Kayla George (KG): I think it makes sense because going back to school would obviously be very risky for coronavirus, but I'm disappointed because I miss seeing everybody every day, and learning in person.  TC: How are you doing in school socially, personally, and academically? ...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continued online distance learning through December? Hailey Braun (HB): It doesn't bother me that I have to keep doing online school.  TC: Do you prefer online school or in person school?  HB: I mean, I guess I prefer in person school only because I like to see my friends. And like interacting with people, but the actual  l...

The Catalyst (TC): Do you think that pushing back the date was a benefit for students? Sage Saperstein (SS): I think it's good for COVID as a whole, and keeping people safe, but I think it's bad for students' mental health, and achieving that sense of normalcy.  TC: Do you feel like your high school experience has been lost?  SS: I feel like it has been a little bit. I mean, I kind of got some...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Jonathan Tomczak (JT): “It’s unfortunate, but it’s the right thing to do. You know, nobody loves being on campus more than I do, but you know the same week that that announcement was made, the President of the United States and a lot of people around him contracted COVID.” This is a s...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Isabelle Haithcox (IH): “I think it’s the best decision that we continue online distance learning through December, then we can start fresh in January.” Teachers and students will be able to learn all the new protocols when we all see each other again in person.   TC: H...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Coleen Lorenz (CL): I support and love how much we’ll be involved when we do go back in January. The preparation requires the quality of time to do so. Despite the restrictions to online distance learning, I hope the community still has the momentum going for the school year.    ...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Audrey Sanguinetti (AS): I'm actually really excited to do online learning until December because I feel that a lot of people are kind of ignoring social distancing right now, and not following the proper guidelines so I feel that if everyone were to come back to school, it would put...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online Distance Learning until December? Steve Sanguinetti (SS): I believe it's probably the right solution, so that the educators and administrators can put together a focus plan so that when the time comes that we can have everybody back in proper classes, like the way that we did prior to the pandemic. That would be the b...

The Catalyst (TC): What do you think about the announcement to continue online distance learning until December? Heather Sanguinetti (HS): I think it is a very wise decision to extend the distance learning. I agree with what was said in the letter notification that it would disrupt kids to have to try to figure everything out now, or within the next couple of weeks. To be able to adjust to going b...

The Catalyst(CS): How do you feel about your daughter going to school on campus with others who might not be wearing masks or being that careful with hand washing and social distancing? Alison Nordt(AN):  I would encourage them to wear masks and I hope that the peer pressure of the girls will encourage each other to wear masks. We're in a new world we've been practicing it for six months, a...